When You’re Running on Empty, But Life Won’t Let You Stop…
For years, I didn’t know how to stop.
Not because I didn’t want to — but because stopping didn’t feel safe.
I was raising two young kids in survival mode.
There was never enough - not enough money, not enough support, not enough rest, not even enough air, it felt like.
I was walking on eggshells around someone who controlled everything.
Even pausing for a moment - to breathe, to think, to be - felt like something I’d “get in trouble” for.
I remember trying to watch TV once, just to turn my mind off for 30 minutes.
Thirty seconds in, my whole body panicked.
I felt like I was going to be caught. Punished.
Like I was doing something wrong by letting myself relax.
That’s what long-term trauma and emotional abuse can do to a woman.
It wires you to believe that rest is selfish, dangerous, or lazy.
But healing - real healing - can’t happen while you’re still bracing for impact.
That’s why I created Permission to Pause.
It’s a 30-day guided journal for women like me… and maybe women like you.
The ones who’ve been surviving for so long they forgot what softness feels like.
The ones who are bone-tired but still feel guilty for sitting down.
Inside, you’ll find:
✨ Gentle, grounding prompts that don’t ask you to be “positive”
✨ Daily reflections that help you exhale, even just a little
✨ A soft invitation to do less, feel more, and stop apologizing for needing rest
You don’t need to earn a pause.
You don’t need to justify why you’re tired.
This journal isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about feeling safe enough to stop - even for just a page.
If you’ve been carrying more than you should, and pushing harder than you can,
this is your reminder that rest is not rebellion.
It’s recovery.
